IEA Technology Roadmaps

International Energy Agency

The International Energy Agency (IEA) is leading the development of a series of roadmap for some of the most important energy technologies. Roadmaps achieve consensus on low-carbon energy milestones, priorities for technology development, policy and regulatory frameworks, investment needs and public engagement. As such, roadmaps can provide solid analytical footing that enables national policy makers and industry to develop specific technologies. 12 technology specific roadmaps have now been completed covering both energy supply and demand technologies.

Almost one quarter of global electricity could be generated from nuclear power by 2050, making a major contribution to cutting greenhouse gas emissions. This is the central finding of the Nuclear Energy Technology Roadmap, published today by the International Energy Agency (IEA) and the OECD Nuclear Energy Agency (NEA). Such an expansion will require nuclear generating capacity to more than triple over the next 40 years, a target the roadmap describes as ambitious but achievable.